Cannoli Shells

Directions

1. 1
   Mix together flour, shortening, salt and sugar.
2. 2
   Add enough wine to make a stiff but workable dough.
3. 3
   Roll dough into a ball and let it stand for about 1 hour.
4. 4
   Roll dough out 1/8 inch thick.
5. 5
   Cut rolled dough into 5x5 inch squares.
6. 6
   Place a cannoli tube across dough square on an angle (from top left corner to bottom right corner).
7. 7
   Wrap one corner around the tube, then the other (which should overlap the first).
8. 8
   Press together to seal seam.
9. 9
   Fry in deep fat, one at a time, until deep golden brown.
10. 10
    Carefully remove fried cannoli shell from tube.
11. 11
    Cool completely before filling.
12. 12
    ***Cannoli tubes are usually made from sheet aluminum and should be 8 inches long by 1 inch in diameter.